Enpirion, the leader of integrated power IC solutions, and global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's largest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, has announced the signing of a global distribution agreement.

Enpirion’s PowerSoCs with integrated inductors enable the industry’s smallest solution footprints and are recognized for their high efficiency, low noise, exceptional thermal performance, high reliability and ease of use. Unlike discrete or module power products, Enpirion’s turnkey solutions enable fastest time to market with complete power systems that are fully simulated, characterized, validated and production qualified.

“Enpirion has made a name for themselves in the integrated power IC market,” said Mark Zack, vice president, semiconductor product at Digi-Key. “Their cutting-edge solutions offer our customers a fully qualified, drop in solution to meet even the most demanding, high-performance power needs. We are excited to add Enpirion to our broad line card.”

Highlights of the Enpirion PowerSoC portfolio include

• The EN2300 product family of fully integrated 12 Volt POL DC-DC converters offers compact solution footprints from 4 Amp at 190mm² to 15 Amp at 308mm². This represents up to a sixty percent area reduction versus conventional solutions at comparable performance. The EN2300 Power SoCs support an input voltage range of 4.5 to 14V and an output voltage range of 0.6 to 5V.
• The Enpirion EV1320, a 2 Amp source/sink DDR termination converter that offers a peak efficiency of 96 percent – 1.4 Watt power savings over a traditional LDO (low drop out) regulator-based solution at a comparable low cost and small solution footprint.
• The EN5339 POL DC-DC converter, which fits into a 55 mm² solution area with a 1.1 mm profile, and is effectively setting the bar for the smallest 3 Amp solution available.

"We are excited to partner with Digi-Key," said Mark Cieri, Enpirion's vice president of sales and corporate marketing. "Digi-Key’s dynamic, Internet-based business model and recognized customer service will make our products and technical collateral more readily available to the global design community who continue to migrate to our integrated power IC solutions."

As the leading integrated Internet-based distributor of electronic components, information about and inventory of millions of products is accessible to customers around the globe, with all products shipped from Digi-Key's single, North American location. The company's integrated business model provides product and support information online to help put engineers and procurement professionals in control as they solve tough product development challenges.

Digi-Key’s online offerings and resources include: PTM^® product training modules; TechZone^SM technology zones; Another Geek Moment videos; Digi-Key toolbar; PurchasingPro^SM for electronics buyers; TechXchange^SM; a Mobile and Social Center; the Scheme-it online schematic design tool; a Reference Design Library; and the Dynamic Catalog.

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About Digi-Key Corporation

Digi-Key Corporation, based in Thief River Falls, Minn., is a global, full-service provider of both prototype/design and production quantities of electronic components, offering more than two million products from over 650 quality name-brand manufacturers at www.digikey.com.

With over 790,000 products in stock, an impressive selection of online resources, and the logistical advantage of more than 800,000 square feet of expandable distribution space, Digi-Key continues to move forward, affirming its commitment to stocking the broadest range of electronic components in the industry and providing the best service possible to its customers.

Digi-Key’s totally integrated, Internet-engaged business model, coupled with its industry-leading breadth of components available for immediate shipment anywhere in the world from a single location, clearly differentiates Digi-Key from all other distributors. Digi-Key offers customers a unique approach to a high-mix, low volume production business strategy by transferring much inventory risk and carrying costs from the customer to Digi-Key. From Prototype to Production®, Digi-Key has the components and resources necessary to grow your business to the next level.

Additional information and access to Digi-Key’s broad product offering is available at www.digikey.com.

About Enpirion

Enpirion is the leader of integrated power IC solutions driving the miniaturization of DC-DC power systems. Enpirion’s products are leading the discrete-to-integrated transition in the multi-billion dollar power IC market. Its integrated power IC solutions simplify design complexity while addressing the space constraints and efficiency needs faced by designers of enterprise, telecom, storage, industrial and embedded applications. In engineering complete power-systems-on-a-chip (PowerSoC), Enpirion is the only semiconductor company that owns all key enabling analog power technologies: high-frequency MOSFET, magnetics and packaging. Enpirion’s extensive portfolio of DC-DC converter PowerSoCs with integrated inductors enable the industry’s smallest solution footprints and are recognized for their high efficiency, low noise, exceptional thermal performance, high reliability and ease of use. Unlike discrete power products, Enpirion’s turnkey solutions give designers complete power systems that are fully simulated, characterized, validated and production qualified. For more information about Enpirion, please visit www.enpirion.com.